Bajuni Islands
| Bajuni Islands | ||
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| Waters | Indian Ocean | |
| Geographical location | 0 ° 45 ′ S , 42 ° 15 ′ E | |
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| Number of islands | > 37 | |
| Main island | Juula (Chula) | |
| Total land area | 31 km² | |
| Residents | 1000 | |
The Bajuni Islands or Baajun Islands are a chain of coral islands in the Indian Ocean in southern Somalia , stretching along the coast at a distance of one to six kilometers from Kismaayo in the north over 100 kilometers to the Raas Kaambooni near the Kenyan border. The total area of these islands is over 30 square kilometers. They are the northernmost part of a chain of reefs on the coast of East Africa that also includes Zanzibar and Pemba . Administratively, they belong to the Jubbada Hoose region .
The six largest islands are, from north to south: Koyaama (Koyama, 6.38 km²), Gumme (Ngumi, 2.56 km²), Jofay (Chowaye, Chovaye, 5.46 km²), Juula (Chula, 6.40 km²) km²), Dargas (Darakasi, 1.99 km²) and Tandraas (Chandra, 2.95 km²).
The Bajuni Islands are inhabited by around 1,000 Bajuni who belong to the Swahili society . The most populated of the islands is Juula (Chula). The islands of Fuma (also Fuuma, Fuyuuma or Fuma Iyu Na Tini), Jofay, Ndoa and Kudai are inhabited.
literature
- C. Wightwick Haywood: The Bajun Islands and Birikau . In: The Geographical Journal , Vol. 85, No. 1 (Jan. 1935), pp. 59-64, JSTOR 1787038
Web links
- Bajuni: people, society, geography, history, language (PDF)
- Tactical Pilotage Charts 1: 500,000 map sheet TPC M-5B Kenya; Somalia; Tanzania (1991) US Defense Mapping Agency Aerospace Center
- Photo of the island of Koyama, with lagoon
Individual evidence
- ↑ Weigelt et al .: Islands Database (August 2013)
- ↑ Information regarding the treatment of the Bajuni clan in Somalia (PDF) Refugee Documentation Center (Ireland)